Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. The Jacksonville Housing Authority has been subpoenaed by the State’s Attorney Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit as questions about the agency’s finances continue after its CEO’s recent firing.
The criminal prosecutor’s subpoena is seeking a raft of records from October 2023 to Nov. 5, 2026. The deadline for delivery is Nov. 20.
The records that State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s Office is requesting include documents tied to the proposed executive bonuses that led to the firing of former CEO Cheron Corbett last month. The board asked Corbett to resign after she proposed to personally receive 12% of development fees paid to the authority on top of her $300,000 salary. They fired her without cause on Oct. 27…